Fruit tree variety from ANFIC
Pollinators
Self-fertile
Maturity
Ripens a between Chelan and Bing. With a rest breaking agent it can harvest with Brooks.
Cropping
Productive like Sweetheart.
Fruit size
Very large fruit, double the size of Chelan, many cherries are in the 32-36mm size range.
Fruit shape
Uniform shape.
Stem length
Long stem.
Skin
Good shine on the skin.
Flavour
Exceptional taste.
SMS 16 is an outstanding, highly productive cherry. It is performing from Kingsburg, CA to various regions in Washington, USA. So far nothing troublesome with the variety. Fruit are firm enough for export. Some rain tolerance.